Cafeteria, The

Film adaptation of one of Isaac Bashevis Singer's most beloved short works. Portrays the story of Jewish refugees in post-World War II New York city as they try to escape their past.

An evocative film adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer's most beloved short works. The film tells the moving story of Jewish refugees in post-World War II New York city as they try to escape their past. The main location of the story is a cafeteria -- an orginal which burns to the ground -- and its replacement, a new flashy eatery. This vignette considers how the past returns to haunt the living.

Other credits: Based on a short story by Isaac Bashevis SingerAdapted by Ernest KinoyAn Amram Nowak Associates ProductionDirected by Amram NowakProduced by Kirk SimonExecutive Producer: Manya StarrStarring: Bob Dishy as Aaron, Zohra Lampert as Esther

Reviews:

"Directed with admirable gentleness, a haunting work."--The New York Times